On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, I watched as Pat Cadigan read her short story “Cancer Dancer,” at the time still upcoming in the anthology Dead Letters, edited by Conrad Williams. Which meant that when I posted video of the event back then on YouTube, I only shared a taste, so it would act as an inducement for you all to purchase the book.

A thing you should still do, as it’s a fun anthology!

But the fact that the book’s been out for more than a year now means it seems the right time to present an untrimmed video of Pat’s reading, including the fascinating Q&A which followed.

So here, after a two-year wait, is the rest of the story. Those of you who watched the earlier version of this have been very patient.

Enjoy!

Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, begins four weeks from Wednesday, and if you’ll be there, too, and would like to track me down, here’s a tentative list of programming items on which you’ll be able to find me.

As the schedule isn’t 100% finalized yet, I’ve left off the names of the possible co-conspirators who’ll be joining me at each event. But if you’re hoping to see me in Spokane, pencil these in and check back later for the full details. (more…)